Rouge dispenser and applicator with ratchet operated force feed mechanism



Feb. 13, 1951 w. E. THACKER ET AL 2,541,949

, RANGE DISPENSER AND APPLICATQR WITH RATCHET OPERATED FORCE FEED MECHANISM Filed May 1, 1947 fllllilflfillfl rllllllilfl 714 INVENTORS.

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Patented Feb. 13, 1951 ROUGE DISPENSER AND APPLICATOR WITH RATCHET OPERATED FORCE FEED MECH- ANISM Warren E. Thacker, Newark, N. J and Harry Spevack, Dayton, Ohio Application May 1, 1947, Serial No. 745,294

8 Claims.

This invention relates to an applicator unit for applying to any desired surface a suitable type of viscous or semiviscous material which is especially adapted for use in applying material to a persons lips.

One of the objects of our invention is to provide an applicator unit which is readily separable so that different types of materials can be utilized, preferably by an interchange of that part of the unit carrying the desired material whereby various fields of usefulness will be served.

Another object of our invention is to provide an applicator unit in which the material can be extruded in definite or pre-determined quantities.

Another object of our invention is to provide an applicator unit in which the extrusion of the material can be accomplished in a very easy and positive manner.

A further object of our invention is to pro vide an applicator in which the material can be disbursed in an easy and uniform manner'over the surface to be covered.

These and other objects w ll be a parent from a reading of the following specification taken in connection with the annexed drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a part sectional and part elevational view on an enlarged scale of our improved applicator unit.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the ratchet and operating member shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a part elevational and part sectional view of the lower portion of a modified form of construction.

Figure 4 is a view on the line 44 of Fi ure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of a modified form of a brush arrangement.

In the various views herein, like numbers refer to corresponding parts. I is a supply chamber having a conically shaped end 2 which carries a member 3 fastened thereto as by screw threads 33 for supporting a brush 4 made up of a plurality of brush elements seated in the base The member 3 has an opening 6 around the brush 4 to allow the material to be extruded from the chamber I The brush 4 when not in use has a cap 1 for protecting it. As shown, the cap 1 is fastened to the supply chamber I in any satisfactory manner as by screw threads 8, but it may be held in place by a push fit.

'--The supply chamber l is carried by a support a chamber 9, the union between the two being such that the chamber I may be readily removed from the chamber 9. As illustrated in the drawing,

a collar In is utilized for this purpose and is attached to the chamber 9 in a satisfactory manner as by fine pitched screw threads H. The supply chamber I may be attached to the collar I0 by relatively course screw threads l2 so that the chamber I may be easily removed from the collar [0 without disturbing its position on the chamber 9. This arrangement is such that a piston l3 normally positioned at the lower end of the supply chamber I may be assembled therein. Extending downwardly from the piston I3 is an elongated ratchet member I having a plurality of pawl engaging surfaces [5 which are preferably circular and equally spaced one from the other for a purpose which will be later pointed out. Located at the extremity of the support chamber 9, opposite the collar In, is an operating member i6 which carries a plurality of pawl arms H, the free ends 18 of which are curved inwardly toward the ratchet member i4 and in cooperative relationship with a curved surface 18 on the collar l0, whereby when the operating member I6 is pushed inwardly, the ends l8 of the pawl arms i! will be forced inwardly into engagement with one of the ratchet surfaces I5, thereby pushing the ratchet member and piston member l3 upwardly to extrude a definite amount of material through the opening 5 onto the brush 4 for application to any desired surface. The member l6 has an inwardly extending flange 20 to engage an outwardly extending flange 2| on the supporting member 9. These flanges 2B and 2| are relatively short so that the member Hi can be easily assembled into position. The member [6 has a recess 22 therein within which is located, a spring 23 for returning the operating member [6 to normal po sition after it has been pushed upwardly for the extrus on of the material as previously described.

The collar l0 carries a resilient clip 24 which will snap under an engaging surface l5 asthe ratchet I4 is pushed upwardly by the pawl arms I! and will thereby hold the piston IS in its operative position. Each ratchet surface 14 is provided with a notch 25 so that by turning the elongated ratchet member l4 through an angle extra supply chambers I.

be put into the chamber 1.

In Figure 3 the operating member 26 has an annular flange 21 that is engaged by the flange cup-shaped member 28 for holding it in position on the support member 9. The same type spring 23 being used as in Figure 1, for returning the member 26 to normal position.

In Figure 5, a different type holder 29 is utilized for holding a modified form of brush 30. In this form of construction a hole 3| is positioned so that the material is extruded outwardly on the axialcenter of the unit through the center of the brush 30, and directly to the point of the brush. For certain classes of work this type of brush arrangement is advantageous.

Whil we have shown the major parts of the applicator as being made out of a suitable metal, such as aluminum or an alloy thereof, these parts may be made of a suitable plastic material and other details may be varied. For example, the connection between the collar i6 and the chamber 9 may be by a coarse pitched screw thread and the supply chamber i may be .attached to the collar 18 'by a fine pitched screw thread whereby the chamber l and the collar along with piston is and attached member I4 may be removed as a single unit from the chamber 9, permitting easy and rapid interchange of diiferent types of materials.

By changing the ratchet member 14 along with the supply chamber I, as above described, this.

saves the cleaning-up operation on the ratchet member if the same type or color of material is to beutilized, it being understood that if any of the material of one color gets past the piston 13 onto the ratchet member M the same should be cleaned if a different'color of material is to With this arrangement, the cap 1! may 'be'made of sufiici nt length so that it may be screwed onto the threads ll of the collar is when it is removed from the chamber 9 so as to enclose and protect the ratchet member M which is withdrawn as just described with the collar it. When the cap i is utilized as just described, then a small cover 32 is used to protect t e brush 30 as illustrated in the dotted lins in Figure. 5.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. A rouge dispenser and applicator unit including a supply chamber for carrying the material -to be applied therefrom, a brush mounting located at one end of the chamber in axial alinement therewith and protruding therefromat one end-with a removable cap therefor, a feed controlling collar carried at the other end of the chamher, a support chamber to receive andcarry said collar and supply chamber, a piston located in the supply chamber adjacent said collar, .an

elongated member having a plurality of ratchet surfaces disposed along its length and extending from the piston into the support chamber, an -operating member longitudinally movably and resiliently carried on the-outer end of the support chamber, pawl 'arms carri;d by said operating member and extending into operative position with respect to said collar whereby when the operating member is moved toward said elongated member having the ratchet surfaces, said arms are forced by said collar into engagement with one of said ratchet surfaces to force said piston --toward-.the brush'and thereby force the material Kill the supply chamber out into contact with thebrush.

2 A rouge dispenser and applicator unit as set forth in claim 1 furthercharacterized that 4 said arms have inwardly curved ends while the collar has a curved inner surface such that when the arms are moved toward the collar its curved surface moves the arm ends into engagement with one of said ratchet surfaces and spring means for returning said operating member and arms to normal position after being released.

3. A rouge dispenser and applicator unit as set forth in claim 1 further characterized in that said arms have inwardly curved ends while the collar has a curved inner surface such that when the arms are moved toward the collar its curved surface moves .the arm ends into engagement with one of said rachet surfaces and a spring surrounding a part of said operating member and engaging a bottom portion of the support chamber .for returning said operating member and arms carried thereby to normal position.

4. .A rouge dispenser and applicator device comprising two cylindrically shaped members withmeansfor .detachably holding them inaxial alignment, one member serving as a supply chamber .havinga dispensing brush atone end in axial alinement with said chamber with a .removable cap for normally covering the brush, a piston normally located in the chamber at the end opposite the brush, an elongated ratchet member having a plurality of ratchet formations spaced along its length and located within the other of said .two members, this other member acting asa support for the member having the supply chamber an operating member positioned at the free-end of themember normally housing the ratchet member, pawl arms carried by said operating member and extending alongside the length of said ratchet member on oppositesLdes thereof, .for forcing said l-arm ends into engagement with one of .said ratchet formation when the operating member is moved .toward the ratchet memberand resilient meansforreturning said operating member to starting position after each operation. v

5. A rouge dispenserandapplicator device as set forth in claim 4 further characterized in -that said means, at the junction of said two members,

comprises .a collar having a concave surface for engaging inwardly curved ends of said arms and further characterized in that the collar carries a resilient finger for engaging each ratchet formation, as the entire ratchet is lifted byisaid operating member, to hold the ratchet member in operated position and means von the ratchet formations for permitting these formations to a definite quantity of material at one operation from thesupply chamber.

7. A rouge dispenser and applicator unit as set forth in claim 1 further characterized in that the piston in the supply chamber acts on the a material in the supply chamber to force it out-of material to be applied therefrom, a-- brush mounted at one end of the-chamber in .axial alignment therewith and protruding therefrom at one end with a removable cap therefor, a collar carried at the other end of the, chamber,. a support chamber to receive and carry said collar and supply chamber, a piston located in the supply chamber adjacent said collar, an elongated member having a plurality of ratchet surfaces disposed along its length and extending from the piston into the support chamber, an operating member longitudinally movably and resiliently carried on the outer end of the" support chamber, pawl arms carried by said operating member and extending toward said supply chamber, means for controlling the direction of the inward movement of said pawl arms where- 'by when the operating member is moved toward 6 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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